WPX2000102201 - 22 OCTOBER 2000 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Five Olympian and world-class athletes walk together in support of the Minds in Motion 5K Walk and Fitness Forum, a national campaign to raise awareness about depression, Sunday, October 22, 2000, in New York's Battery Park. For the first time ever, these five champion athletes - Olympic gold medalist and basketball all-star Teresa Weatherspoon, left; Olympic skier Heidi Voelker, second left; Hall-of-Fame thoroughbred jockey Julie Krone, center; soccer star and Olympic silver medalist Julie Foudy, second right; and Olympic bronze medalist and world champion diver Wendy Williams, right - are joining forces to help those who suffer from depression, a serious but treatable condition. rlw/rw/Robing Weiner UPI

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